Intro_VirtualTeams

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Working with Virtual Teams

Activity 1 – How they could do it in business

Go to the following website and view the demo version of Microsoft office Groove

Microsoft Office Groove
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/groove/HA101672641033.aspx

How does this software support virtual teams?
Identify some of the tools used to support collaborative practices?


How is this more efficient than the way we created a web site?
 How is it more effective?
  • more productive as can work on it anywhere
  • synchronous therefore truly collaborative

Activity 2

Access the following website and read the article

Teams That Span Time Zones Face New Work Rules
http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/bmag/sbsm0305/feature_virtual_teams.shtml
Some of technologies used by this organisation were
  • email
  • meetings via phone
  • video conferencing

What are some of the difficulties with working with virtual teams?
 What are some of the advantages when working virtual team members?
  • time differences make routines such as scheduling a meeting difficult
  • cultural misunderstandings as result of emails
  • lack of control
  • language barriers
  • do not limit us by physical proximity
  • reduce costs
  • biggest minds and most interested people can come together





Activity 3 -
Read following articles (2 per article). Then in pairs discuss. Summarise for class on RHS column.

Website
 Summary
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,23351440-24169,00.html
article summary.doc
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1446308995&eid=-6787
http://www.michaelsampson.net/vitta.html
Working_with_Virtual_Teams20 (2).doc
http://www.netclick.com.au/articles/11735/1/Video-Conferencing---A-Pros-And-Cons-Decision/Page1.html